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1. Take Time To Say Thanks
Deuteronomy 8:1-20
Sermon
King Duncan
... Phoenix, when it's 110 degrees in the shade?" (2) Often in the business world when people express their appreciation there is a hidden agenda. Still, it makes an impression on us when people simply take time to say "thank you." Our lessons today from the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Epistles all have to do with taking time to say thanks. In Deuteronomy God says to the people of Israel, "When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you." Our lesson in ...
2. Take Time
Mark 6:30-34,45-56
Illustration
Martin Greyford Phiri
... think; it is the source of power. Take time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom. Take time to play; it is the secret of staying young. Take time to be quiet; it is the opportunity to seek God. Take time to be aware; it is the opportunity to help others. Take time to love and be loved; it is God's greatest gift. Take time to laugh; it is the music of the soul. Take time to be friendly; it is the road to happiness. Take time to dream; it is what the future is made of. Take time to pray; it is the greatest ...
3. Taking Time To Love
Matthew 22:34-40
Sermon
King Duncan
... , "is that you are a mighty lucky fellow." "And Dr. Cronin," Henry Adams interrupted, "you don't need to bother trying to pronounce his name any more. He is Paul Adams. We have adopted him." (3) Now that's the kind of love that the world really needs. Take time to love, my friends. Love those closest to you. But do more than that. Walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Learn to love every person with whom you come into contact. That kind of love can still save this world. (1) Billy Rose in READER'S DIGEST. (2 ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... rest' as you call it. I suppose it's good for the body, but the tired part of me is inside and out of reach." (1) That is true of all of us. The really tired part is on the inside. That is the first reason why we must take time to pray. Prayer is the most potent power source available to us. IN THE SECOND PLACE, PRAYER ALLOWS US TO GET OUT PRIORITIES IN ORDER. When Charles Schwab was president of Bethlehem Steel, he granted an interview with a management consultant named Ivy Lee. Lee told Schwab that his ...
Children's Sermon
Kenneth Mortonson
... is fine. But now and then, we find a flower -- like the rose -- that offers us more than just a beautiful sight. Do you know what else a rose offers? ... (Let them smell the flower.) ... A beautiful fragrance. Sometimes we become so busy that we do not take time to enjoy the things we have around us. This morning we all came to church. Since it is a beautiful morning, we all should have stopped for a moment and inhaled the nice fresh air. Or we should have looked at the beautiful blue sky, or stopped for ...
6. It Takes Time
Ephesians 5:15-16
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... it up and then check it out so that you won't get caught, then tell it in such a way so other people may believe you, and if that doesn't work, you must tell another lie to support the one you told that no one else believed. It takes a lot of time to tell a lie. God teaches us to avoid the sins and to be careful how we walk. See how fast you can walk through the obstacle course if you do not stop at all of the sins. Let's go back and walk through this ...
Bulletin Aid
... we just want to be alone. Congregation: Help us to accept the loneliness that comes with these troubles. Remind us as we stand apart that you are close to the broken-heartad and you save those who are crushed in spirit. Leader: In times of sorrow, let us take time to be alone with you. Let us seek your comforting presence and be healed. Congregation: Give us patience to wait for healing without lingering too long in idleness. You comfort us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
Chapter 26 concludes the long exposition of the Ten Commandments that began in chapter 6. The emphasis is still on the land God has given the Israelites. Verses 1–11 describe a ceremony involving a sample of the fruit of the land that is to be placed in a basket and brought to the “place” God’s name will dwell. The man bringing the basket will declare before the priest that he has come to the land God has pledged to give Israel. The priest will then take the basket, place it in front of the altar, and ...
9. It Takes Time for Truth to be Accepted
Matthew 11:1-19
Illustration
On December 6, 1865, just months after the Civil War ended, the 13th amendment outlawing slavery was ratified and became of the law of the land. But that didn't mean every state approved the ratification of the amendment. Mississippi's state legislature, for example, was dominated by whites bitter over the defeat of the Confederacy, and they rejected the measure. 130 years passed before Mississippi took action. By 1995 Mississippi was the only state in the Union that had not approved the ratification of ...
10. It Takes A Life Time
Illustration
Michael P. Green
A man was applying for the job of private secretary to Winston Churchill. Before introducing him, an aunt of Churchill’s told the man, “Remember, you will see all of Winston’s faults in the first five hours. It will take you a lifetime to discover his virtues.” Remember that this could be said of most people you meet.
Sermon
James Merritt
... with God. God is waiting on you to draw near to Him, and when you do He will draw near to you. The way to do that, the way to walk closer to Him, is very simple. I. Take Time for the Walk Look at the text again, "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." This is not something you do once in a lifetime. This is something you are to do everyday. Don't assume that just because you belong to a Bible-believing church, ...
Sermon
John R. Bodo
... never be expected to help Martha in the kitchen. He did suggest, I am certain, that Martha should not bother to put on five-course meals all the time -- that two or three courses or even a savory casserole might do just as well -- and that she should take time to be with him rather than just feed him, to be rather than always do.... Unless we take time out just to be, especially to be with the Lord, in reflection and prayer, the pressures upon us will overwhelm us, especially if we are sons and daughters ...
13. Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1
Understanding Series
John Goldingay
... comes, it will not fail. If there seems a contradiction between “Though it linger” and it . . . will not delay, we might compare its point with the feelings a couple have about the coming birth of their baby. Pregnancy takes time, but the baby’s time will definitely come. 2:4–5 Apparently the revelation begins here, and it continues in verses 6–20, even though these verses do not look especially like a revelation (ch. 3 might be reckoned to contain a revelation, but it has its own introduction ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to LAUGH, it is the music of the soul. Take time to THINK, it is the source of power. Take time to PLAY, it is the source of perpetual youth. Take time to READ, it is the foundation of wisdom. Take time to PRAY, it is the greatest power on earth. Take time to LOVE AND BE LOVED, it is a God-given privilege. Take time to be FRIENDLY, it is the road to happiness. Take time to GIVE, it is too short a day to be selfish. Take time to WORK, it is the price of success. Take time for GOD, it is the way of life. 1 ...
15. Scandal
Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 26:1-5
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... the very trip wood that could make him stumble in his mission? The one who would “tempt” him to go the easy route? The early Church that Peter founded upon his own faith in the resurrection and in Jesus would in the end be rock solid. In fact, Jesus takes time out in a post-resurrection appearance, just to re-commission Peter, so that he is ready for the task, and forgiven all former “trip-ups.” You see, it’s never too late to be the kind of “rock” that Jesus meant us to be. Even if we have ...
Bulletin Aid
Rolland R. Reece
... were halting and not well chosen, but our attention ignored his words and rested on his face that so eloquently expressed his concern. In those few seconds we witnessed your presence. We stood in line at the grocery store, growing impatient because the cashier was taking time to listen to an older lady drone on about something we felt was unimportant. Then just before she took her grocery bag in her arms, she reached over and patted the cashier's hand and said, "Thank you." In those few seconds, we saw you ...
Sermon
Phil Thrailkill
... . Unless the church is a place of honest peace, and genuine forgiveness, we have nothing to export. If you want to change the world, ask Christ to change you first. Deal with the sinful component of your angry responses. Take time for self-examination and prayer. Put away slander, gossip and name-calling. Control your tongue. Monitor your prejudices. Be quick to confess mistakes and seek reconciliation. Camp out in these six verses until you have a story to tell about how you obeyed and how God came through ...
18. Missional Discontinuity
Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56
Sermon
Dean Feldmeyer
... when they should be off are, in fact, paying their employers for the privilege of working on those days.2 For all kinds of reasons, some of which we will talk about in a few minutes, many Americans don’t like to take time off. I am not one of those. I love vacation and I take every moment I can get. I like vacations on the beach and I like vacations in the mountains. I like adventure vacations that involve seeing new places and doing new things. I like going back to old, familiar, and comfortable places ...
19. The Great Dinner
Luke 14:1-14, Luke 14:15-24
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... of his own hometown, not to mention the Pharisees, and those who thought they were genuinely good people –like the rich young ruler. Jesus has a lesson for all of us. And no matter how good we think we are, we can always take time to re-evaluate our keeping of God’s covenant. Do we take the blessings that God gives us and run with them, basking in God’s glory for ourselves and ourselves only? Or do we try our best to share those blessings with those around us, and to give to them the “best” that ...
Teach the Text
Daniel J. Estes
... . Illustrating the Text Even the greatest people are feeble when compared to the living God. Film: Reference a popular superhero movie that will be familiar to your listeners. You might want to try a classic hero such as Superman, Spiderman, or Captain America. Take time to list some of the attributes that the hero has that are noble, and how those are amplified by the hero’s superhuman powers and responsibilities. Then note that most heroes and gods from all the ages of this world are really just bigger ...
21. The Plank
Matthew 5:38-48; 7:1-6
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... where their meals were coming from. But one of the joys of her childhood was when a Salvation Army officer came by on Friday night with bags of groceries for the hungry family. The Salvation Army officer didn’t just drop them off though. He’d take time to talk and play with all of the kids, encouraging them and making them smile and laugh. Joan’s gift to the Salvation Army would ensure that many other children would receive the joy she did as a child. That particular Salvation Army officer who graced ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... Poppa! Don’t leave me Poppa!” When my dad got home he called me and he said, “Son, you just need to be prepared for something. I will never let that happen again, because the next time you will have an empty nest early, because I am taking those boys back home with me.” Jonathan, particularly, had a hard time understanding why his grandparents would leave him behind. Our Heavenly Father loves us far more than my mom and dad loved my kids, so why does He leave us behind? Why does He leave us here? If ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... work oneself to death,” and is an official medical cause of death among both manual and office workers. But there is also in Japan a countervailing tradition of intentionally taking time off. Taking time off in Japan is yet another specified requirement for a “balanced” life. That’s why the average Japanese worker takes more time off than does any average American worker. But like us in the US, in this week’s text what Jesus anticipated as a “vacation” was a significantly “short form” of ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... that Easter is primarily about Jesus and His resurrection – not the Easter bunny. Christmas is primarily about the birth of Jesus not Santa Claus. Be sensitive to every spiritual question they ask and take time to answer those questions thoroughly Buy Christian DVDs, even biblical cartoons that present biblical truths Find a time every day (as a suggestion, at the breakfast table) where you can study a passage of the Bible together Above all, please remember your child is the arrow, you hold the bow, and ...
25. I'm Listening
1 Samuel 3:1--4:1
Sermon
King Duncan
... in your prayer life to listen. He’ll speak. You’ll hear him. Probably not in the wind or the earthquake or the fire, but in a voice small and whispering within the soul of you. It is also important that we take time to listen to one another, particularly in the family. Mark Merrill writes about family relationships. He was writing about multi‑tasking. We’ve all had to adapt to the technology of this world. He says that multi-tasking can be a good thing. But when it comes to relationships . . . maybe ...
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